Have a heart, Sarawak tells airlines
KUCHING: Airlines have been urged to empathise with the predicament of the people and to reduce air ticket prices by offering more flights. Chief Political Secretary to the Premier of Sarawak Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman also urged the Federal Transport Ministry in a media statement here today to look into the matter and ensure that they […]
Airlines told to help reduce airfares to Sarawak
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth wants airline companies to do their part to reduce the recent spike in airfares to the state to help Sarawakians return home for the 12th Sarawak state election and the holiday season next month. Its deputy chief Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said apart from that, the wing hoped that […]
Six more airlines implement IATA Travel Pass
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian will implement the IATA Travel Pass app in a phased rollout across the airlines’ networks. In a statement, IATA said these six airlines joined Emirates Airline as implementation pioneers of this mobile app […]
Asiana converts 2 more passenger jets for cargo transport
SEOUL: Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Monday it has converted two additional passenger jets into cargo planes to offset a sharp decline in air travel demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. Asiana has converted two more A350-900 passenger jets into cargo carriers to meet cargo-transporting demands in Asia, Europe and the United States, […]
Turbulence in our skies
The worst isn’t behind any airline. Airlines need to be supported by their governments to survive. – Akbar Al Baker, chief executive officer of Qatar Airways Ltd The airline industry worldwide has hit bad weather since the emergence of the Covid-19 virus and ensuing pandemic. These stormy skies for air travel and its related industries […]
Remove worry via AirlineRatings.com
KUALA LUMPUR: AirlineRatings.com has launched Covid-19 ratings, answering questions on airlines’ full protocol implementation and correct pilot training. The world’s only safety and product rating website is giving passengers greater peace of mind with a refined safety rating system focused on passenger health during Covid-19 and an insight into crucial flight outcomes on hundreds of […]
Make flying affordable again, airlines told
Normal prices for air tickets PUTRAJAYA: Flight ticket prices should return to normal as airlines have been allowed to operate at full passenger capacity. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government was looking into the issue of expensive air tickets especially for domestic flights between Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak. “In […]
Airlines must ensure passengers to Sabah, Sarawak undergo screening
PUTRAJAYA: Airline companies must ensure that every passenger goes through health screening at the airport, before boarding and after alighting from an aircraft, to curb the spread of Covid-19. “The important thing is passengers must be screened before and after they have reached their destinations in Sabah and Sarawak,” Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah […]
11.2 mln jobs at risk in Asia Pacific with airlines shutdown
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 25 million jobs are at risk of disappearing due to plummeting demand for air travel amid the Covid-19 crisis, with the bulk of job losses amounting to 11.2 million are in the Asia Pacific, warned the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Airlines are calling on governments to provide immediate financial aid to help airlines […]
Matta: Airlines should provide cash refund for flight cancellations
KUALA LUMPUR: Airlines should make cash refunds as their top priority and not issue credit notes which may have little or no value should they go insolvent, said the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta). Its vice-president (Air Transportation) Shazli Affuat Ghazali said Matta is concerned that many passengers and travel agents might not be […]
